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Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Spf 15

Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Spf 15

49/100 overall score

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About this sunscreen

Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation SPF 15 is a makeup product with light sun protection from older-generation filters, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate plus titanium dioxide. It wears with a matte finish, little to no white cast, a low pore-clogging profile and a non-stinging feel. The protection rates as weak, which is expected from an SPF 15 foundation rather than a dedicated sunscreen. With a score of 49 out of 100, treat it as a cosmetic top-up over a real SPF, not your primary sun defense.

Ingredient & SPF scores

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UV protection

Weak 29
  • +18 Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate at #1, UV filter
  • +33 Titanium Dioxide at #2, UV filter (UVA1 +5)
  • βˆ’2 UVB coverage saturated
  • Γ—0.6 Almost no UVA1, poor aging protection
How we rate uv protection β†’
☒️

Health safety

High 64
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’36 Octinoxate at #1 (regulatory/evidence concern)
How we rate health safety β†’
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Allergens

Low 100
  • +100 Starting score
How we rate allergens β†’
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White cast

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’7 Titanium Dioxide, 1% declared
  • +4.9 Tinted formula, pigment masks the cast
How we rate white cast β†’
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Eye sting

Low 84
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’16 Octinoxate at #1, migrates into eyes with sweat
How we rate eye sting β†’
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Heavy feel

Low 90
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’10 Titanium Dioxide, 1% declared
How we rate heavy feel β†’
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Comedogenic

Low 98
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’1 Myristic Acid at #20, moderate comedogenic signal
  • βˆ’1 Palmitic Acid at #15, moderate comedogenic signal
How we rate comedogenic β†’
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Fungal acne

Medium 75
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’12 1 free fatty acids that feed Malassezia (Myristic Acid)
  • βˆ’9 1 oils/butters that feed Malassezia (Lecithin)
  • βˆ’4 2 ubiquitous fatty ingredients (Stearic Acid, Palmitic Acid), weak Malassezia signal
How we rate fungal acne β†’
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Fabric stains

Medium 45
  • +100 Starting score
  • βˆ’40 Iron-oxide pigments at #29, makeup-like collar marks (washable)
  • βˆ’15 Titanium Dioxide at #2, white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
How we rate fabric stains β†’
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Moisture

Balanced
LightNourishing
  • ← 7.5 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Silica, Boron Nitride, Talc)
  • ← 2 Titanium Dioxide at #2, mild sebum absorbent
  • β†’ 10 Glycerin at #7, the anchor humectant
How we rate moisture β†’
✨

Finish

Matte
MatteDewy
  • ← 7 3 sebum-absorbing powders (Talc, Boron Nitride, Silica)
  • ← 2 1 dry-touch emollients reduce greasy shine (Isononyl Isononanoate)
How we rate finish β†’
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Makeup base

Okay
PillsPrimer
  • β†’ 5 Primer-style base, volatile silicones and dimethicone slip
  • β†’ 2 Dry-touch esters, smooth fast-absorbing base
  • ← 3 Humectant syrup tackiness
  • ← 7.5 High mineral load at #2 greys under foundation (tinted)
How we rate makeup base β†’
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Water resistance

Not resistant
Non-water-resistantWater-resistant

Nothing flagged in the ingredient list.

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Full ingredient list (29)

What each ingredient does and how it moves each rating: green helps, red hurts, ↑ / ↓ give the direction, and ← / β†’ shift a slider toward its ends (finish, moisture, makeup base). Auto-derived from our scoring rules and the ingredient's position.

  1. Legacy UV filter (Octinoxate), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 18 UV protection
    • ↑ 16 migrates into eyes with sweat
  2. 2 Titanium Dioxide

    Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), high in the list, a primary filter

    • ↑ 33 UV protection, incl. long-UVA (UVA1)
    • ↑ 7 1% declared
    • ↑ 10 1% declared
    • ↑ 15 white marks, worst on dark fabric (washable)
    • light ← 2 mild sebum absorbent
    • pills ← 7.5 High mineral load greys under foundation (tinted)
  3. 3 Water

    Solvent base, the water phase

  4. 4 Methyl Trimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  5. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  6. Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • matte ← 2 dry-touch emollient, anti-shine
  7. 7 Glycerin

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

    • 10 β†’ nourishing the anchor humectant
  8. 8 Pentylene Glycol

    Humectant, pulls water into the skin

  9. Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

  10. Film former, locks the formula onto skin for water resistance

  11. 11 Talc

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  12. 12 Boron Nitride

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 3 sebum-absorbing powder
  13. Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  14. 14 Stearic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  15. 15 Palmitic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
    • ↑ 2 minor malassezia feeder
  16. 16 Dimethicone

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  17. 17 Lecithin

    Emulsifier, keeps oil and water blended

    • ↑ 9 feeds malassezia
  18. 18 Aluminum Dimyristate

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

  19. 19 Tocopherol

    Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  20. 20 Myristic Acid

    Emollient, softens and smooths skin

    • ↑ 1 moderate comedogenic signal
    • ↑ 12 feeds malassezia
  21. 21 Silica

    Mattifying powder, absorbs oil and blurs the finish

    • light ← 1.5 sebum-absorbing powder
    • matte ← 1 sebum-absorbing powder
  22. Antioxidant, protects the formula and skin

  23. 23 Sodium Chloride

    Thickener and texture, structures the gel or cream

  24. 24 Sodium Citrate

    pH adjuster

  25. 25 Sorbic Acid

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  26. 26 Chlorphenesin

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  27. 27 Phenoxyethanol

    Preservative, keeps the formula from spoiling

  28. 28 Titanium Dioxide

    Mineral UV filter (Titanium Dioxide), low in the list, likely a minor contributor

  29. 29 Iron Oxides

    Colorant or pigment

    • ↑ 40 makeup-like collar marks (washable)

Is Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation enough sun protection on its own?

Not really. It is an SPF 15 foundation with weak measured protection, so it works best as a cosmetic top-up over a dedicated sunscreen rather than your primary defense.

Is the Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation Spf 15 mineral or chemical, and what SPF?

It carries SPF 15 from a mix of older-generation chemical and mineral filters, ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate plus titanium dioxide.

Does it leave a white cast?

No. As a tinted foundation it has a low ghost-mode rating and a matte finish, so it leaves little to no white cast.

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